The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMZILCIAL INTELLIGENCE, ---p_._._ CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under:— 1864. 1863. Great Western N orth-Western South- Western Brigh ton - Midland South Eastern a .... 29,396 29,369 Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire.. . 45,322 40,110 Bristol and Exeter North Eastern 67,404 59,514 M anchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 18,568 16,842 Great Eastern These returns, when compared with those of the same period of lost year, are in most instances of a s atisfactory character. On the Great Western there is an increase of £5,185, on the North Western of £7,806, on the South Western of £2,670, on the 33 rigLton of £l,63l,fon.the Midland of £3,101, on the South Eastern of £37, on the Great Northern £5,104, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £5,202, On the Bristol and Exeter of £2l, on the North Eastern of £7,890, on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of 1,727, and on the Great Eastern of 42,702. The Financial Corporation have introduced the Aberaman Iron Works Company, with a capital of £ 5 00,000, in shares of £5O each. The prorerty Ntlaieh it is intended to purchase belongs to Mr. Crawshay Bailey, M.P., who retires from business in consequence of his advanced age. The estate comprises 1,530 acres of freehold land, besides leasehold, containing numerous veins of iron-stone and coal, situate in South Wales. The directors will enter into a large business already in opera tion, and by increasing the working capital will also extend in a like ratio the capabilities and Profit s of the enterprise. The board is powerfully c onstituted, and upwards of half the shares are °tilted to have been paid. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this day, acenrding to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cents. were 66f, 40c. The English Stock market opened this morning With a drooping tendency, and after a short time t he Funds gave way about I. per cent. The quietude °f affairs generally, and the large number of mem bers and their clients taking their holiday excur 141s, are the causes that most conduce to the Present s'agnation of business. Consols for money are 89- s ' 1, and for the account 891 Z. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 883 3 1; Exchequer 253. to 151. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 1033 104 1; and Enfaced 4 per Cents., 92. A number of ellesin the Foreign Market has 02 oasioned several fluctuations in prices, but quota tions at the last moment are steadier than they were during the earlier part of the day, and have 11 1081.1 y recovered a fraction of the loss smtained. A lezican ex all area lower,at 281 1, the New Stock is also k worse, at 251 26, Greek Bonds have de ahead 1, to 231 s, Spanish Passive, after being as low as 30:z a, are now only k worse, at 30k 2, Turkish Consolides are also down k, being 50k t, and the Confederate Loan has receded about k, to 781 79. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been on a very moderate scale, and prices in several instances have slightly given way. North Western and South Eastern have each declined /, and Metropolitan and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln each I. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no mate rial change as regards values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally nip. Port previous rates. Union of London have im proved to 53 511 ; London Joint-stock to 491 60 4 ; London and County to 74; and Electric Te• itgraph to IC5k, Natal Investment Company's ahare e are quoted 11 prem.; London Engineering 1 1 2 prem.; and Maritime Credit 1/ 14 prem.; and Aberaman Iron Works, lk 14 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 uOVER:sIMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols • B9/ i 1 ~ Do Account, Aug. B.... "Par Cent. Reduced B3l I ~.bv, 3 per Cent. view 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891... , Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 — A ainuties, 30 yrs, expire &th J an., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1835 1)o (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — March. J une. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent. Do £SOO Do £lOO and £2OO B ank England SUL, 5i per Ct. Do Account ✓ INDIL N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I ndia Stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 2ll 10 13 10 Do Account ' 0 5 per Cent. July, 1870 .... t ) o Account.... — 4, 0 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 D 0 Do Certificates 1 - 1 ,0 Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent - U._ 0 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 •Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 .. - 0 0 4 per Cer.t., Aug. 1866 l ) ) bonds tI,UtJU — Do under £l,OOO — FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Atistrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. brazilian 5 per Cent Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 - 8,, Do 1863 Cent P-- ' a enos Ayres 6 per ~ n' u an 6 per Cent _ 'Cuba, 6 per Cent. ' t itt, 6 per Cent. i q , 4 ' o 6 per Cent, 1864 — '44quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — b Do., Pr ovisonal Land arrant... , nrush 3 per Cent., 1825 Do 6 p er C ent, 1864 -4 . yptian. 7 per Cent lO2 c i uo, Second Issue — — e ell 5 per Cent .l 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Do Account Do Coup ons — Do Account , 4uatemala 5 per Cent. — Do 1839 and 1859 Itllian per Cent. (Mareunana Railway) 734 21 eitican 3 per Cent D. Account Do 1864 Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Ditto Scrip, £23 paid lloorish Inr,)erial 5 per Cent New Granr.da , Do 2 per Cent. Do De ferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — Do do Aug., 1866 — Pv.uvian 4/ per Cent • • ---- Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) ... — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 .. 8) , Do Account -1" ortu zuese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — ) Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, 'GO, 6:., Pq ~,Do Account 47/ Anseian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St L'o 41 per Cent., 1850 .. 851 Lo 1860 11 ° 3 ner Cent 1859 10 5 per Cent, 1862 B7l . 1 ) ,D 0 Anglo-Dutch . ... ' , Bl Z" 0 Scrip, £4O paid it'iiiiian 5 per Cent — e,„ 4 0 Account , 'knish 3 per Cent 0 Account .. .. 1 i Do New Deferred 'Do Account 43/ Z'o Passive ................ ~ 00 Account 3 Ol 1 ''Fanisli Cert. of Coup not funded 0 Account Wodisli, 4 per Cent t 0 Scrip, £6O paid — Pin 4111 ' ish 6 per Cent. 1854 3 0 Account — i v , o 6 per Cent. 1856 .;.," 0 As -count 4 -'0 5...109 Bonds D - I ,° 6 per Cent. 1862 .„'-'0 Account "Jo £lOO Bonds 7Ol a IN Do 1863 17.'"0 Guaratteed, 4 per Cent t‘nezuels. 3 per Cent. - 10 Account - i i . 1° 6 per Cent., 1862 -i- Po Accou n t b° Scrip £45 paid --dis 1,0 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London lltrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. 23 4 , )0 Account D e qian 41 p er C ent., E x . 25f — 'tell 21 per Ceut. Ex. 12 Gull 6ll / tm ° 4 per Cent. Certificates 4 ' ll , 5 pe r Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Do Account French Roves, 2 per Cent E,ruvian Dollar Bonds. 41 er Ct. Ex. 4s. ' ed nlontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25t' — Coait EE O'CLOCK. 044'013 Money . Do Account. ~. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ,1u1.& 1877-81 100 96 19 96} Do. n p.c. Feb. & Aug. 100 (6 9J Do. op. c. Mar. .8 Sept. 100 98 102 Do. sp. o. Jan.&July. 10i 84 86 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 84 86 Cape G-.1 - lope, d p 03870 100 104 106 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 107 109 Do. 1801 100 it 8 110 Do. Jun. 3 July, 1891 102 106 103 ICeylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 ,111auritius d per cent lOO 103 105 IC4} 'Natal Goy. 6 per cont 100 I'4 107 :N.B.Goy. 0 p.e.d ii.&Jul) 100 1,7 100 i Do. it p. c.Ap. & WI. 100 N. S.W. 6, ov. 5 p 3., 18, 100 98 C 8 I Do. sp. 0.,18,1 to Li( 100 96 98 971 Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 100 96 98 - I New Zealand 8 p cent. 100 - INoya Scotia Gov. 6p. c - sterling, 1875 lOO 99 102 Queensland Gcv. Bp. c lOO 101 104 Is. Aus G5p.e.1678.3; up lOO 105 107 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - (Do. to 0.0. A0.&00t.. 100 108 k 1091 109 k - - 811XFISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 I Id Amalgamated — 30 32 DeVell G. Cons.(Tavlst ) 1 500 600 Mitst Bassett (Illogan) 3O e 8 70 East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ..... 1.14.0 271 284 Carn E. W 1 Russel (Tavistk l 8.13.0 5 5i - :Gam.&St.Aut,yn(Gwen 581 5 7 , iGreat South Tolgus l7s ' 2 2t Wheal Vor(lielston 40 27 29 !Grenville 6.16., 7 711 lien...Ws-Foot .... 8.12 18 40 lingston Downs 4.'.8.0 31 4.1 - Lady Bertha - I Ilargaret (lJny Lelant 0) 8 10 Clarke Valley.. 4 tlyndy Iron Ore (Lim 2,t 11 l e, New &tun l6l 75 85 • North Downs 3 It It Baseet(lllo4an 3.1.0 2t 3 - North Wlwal Crotty I Par Consols (St. Maxey I Providence(Uny Lehat., 10.0.7 43 •12 South Caradon(St.Cleer it 480 500 8. Carn Brea (Illogan) — •'7: .Wheal Fran. (Illnan 18.18.9 42t 47t !Stray Park - raniarSilv.& Lead 1111 n. 9 - ' fin CrortlB 10 West Basset (Illogan),. 1 t 9 10 • W C' radon (Liukeard) 9 12 14 I West &ton !Wheel Basset (Mogan, b* 92 1 , 5 Wheat Ituller(ltedruth' 10 /0 25 ' Wheal Kitty (U.Lelaut) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott , Wheal MaryAnn( s :Jen ) 8 14 16 ;Wheal tleton .. 158 t 2lO 215 'Wheal Trelawney (Lis.)l 7 19 21 1 Union I 4 141 2 LSICARE ARKE TS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. share Railways. Paid. 13.:4.1 Bir., WoL, and S tr. Val st (Blythe and Tyne, 10 I Borif,tlint.,andMid.oo st !Bristol and Exeter et ;Caledonian ..... 50 'Cori and Bandon 20 I Cornwall.., .. s. . 10 !Do A i k gets no div I 10 i D o , B .111 ap c.p an. has i I berm paid to .B. ; 60 IDi.iblili & BellaSt Jiine.! 25 .I)iin.,Pert.boliAb. Juno.' It Edinburgh & Glasgow. at (ilasg, and S. Western.] st iGrestEastern, Ord. Bt.(' at ; DittO A snick ..‘, at I Ditto East Anglian st at GreatNorthot SCofland st ;Great Northern ) st I lio A ritorAT fi.ii3.l:ii at I ro 1 3 do at Gt. S. and W. of irelan , ' st 1G rent Western ....,... at I Do Gtr F:1 ff . ne., Ode, st ,LatiOitShite ei f erksnire at London and Disci:oval. et Lou., Brlght.,tt B.Coas tl st Loh., Chet.. and f hiVcr! at Lon. & North Western( at Lou.l & So*.th Western] st Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 60 IMaryport arid Carli&e. 12i Do i shdreS.. st Metropolitan st Midland - . .. Do Netv .1 • st Do i3lrmtng. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Irelanil 25 Do. i shares 26 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Lite st North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee et N'th. Eastorn—Bervtloii 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase at Do Leeds at Do York st Do Carliele st North London 1 0 Do New .....0. 2.15.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction at Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stoat , at Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews, and Welchpoo: et Shropshire Union at (South Devon at South Eastern at !South Wales st S. York. and River Due 20 ;statues, Wok.,andWok 25 Stockton cc Darlingto, 'Do - Do New, 1866 Tall' . Do B Do C Ulbter Do Do Vale of Meath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Liar.&it West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford, Cloeing Bueinese 'i Price. done. 80 #8 126 127 6 7 .5 30 16 17 8) 01 110 112 47 48 7 . -7i ZAg 13 11 14) 131 (g 3 •in 92 (9) 7) 137 117th, 61 1 % 1N 03 41 43 110', lin 98 Hg 651 GOi 1,21 1121 1ZO! 1374 ICS 110 54; 651 251 `c 1051 KG e 4 66 93 94 125 129 ! 78 78 lug a 125 130 39 41 57 59 25 17 COI 91 101 103 7 8 574 38} 10/ 115 8 0 t 165 170 6 7 3 4 1 10t IC4 34 36 - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. gt.ll•.*, 4_t !antic & St Lawrcno lioni.,llaroda&.Cent (u. 5 per cent... Do. IN cur • . Do. E. 5hare5......... Bufialo and Laise Huron Do. Preference . liu2alo,BrantdtGodriel p. ot. lida. Aug. 1, Do. do. July 1, 187:: 00. do. June 1, Ia;,; ta.ctS.l 4 lastn. I,i t, Cape Town fi I )ock Seri, Easto. Bengal gu. 5 p. EaDt Indian. gu. 5 p. c Do. do. Do. do. IT do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. ao. deferred,..... Do. 2d Prel. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred._ Do. 4th Pref. stook... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndled'enin.guo..sp.c Do. New gua. - 5 p. 6... Do. Janv.ary, 1D32 G. South.ot india(Ltm guaranteed 5 per oent. Gt. W. of Canada Share Do. New Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madrits. guar., 5 p. o. Do. 4 p. o. Extension Dc. ti do .• •• .. • • Do. Fifth Extension. Slelb•Cor. p. 0. Bach,. 31elb. ilobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. 31ortg. Bds. ,Newßrunswick t Cando Claes A and B. N. ftl•C'da6 po let p 1 bde Soinde .......... 1 1 Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Panjaub !;•.: Du. Do. ........ , Do. Indus. St. Flo.) iOO 100 100 100 100 10,` Paid. all Clmting Price. 53 60 101 102 die p 54 71 84 75 83 75 EC> 75 80 97 gJ 91 93 102 104 101 Ir 2 191 kOi DI 21 14) p l 71 73 CO 63 06 68 55 .57 48 5! 43 (5 27 29 26 28 1014 1024, par all 100 (100 100 2 1 all , 99 101 9} Oi lt f; 1 sa 91 82 8k d fn 99i 100 k 93 95 90 92 CO C 2 S 82 84 1001 104 998 .10:18 id par 100) 01 Co ritEFERENCE SHAKES. Great Eastern, E. Counties. Ext. No. 1,:108 Great Western Orig. 4} per cent - pf., 96i Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 87& LINES LEASED Ar FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., 90 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 98 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 101 San Paulo (Dm.), gua. 7 per cent., 9/ Ditto, (all), 18 Western and North-Western of France, 201 FOUEIGN MINNS. Dun Mount. Copper Min. Co. Yuctananiutailit vt S. Australia, Km, BANKS. Alliance (Jim.), 61 Ditto, new, 581 Ano - lo Austrian, 71 1 1 Bank of Britian Columbla,•9.l 10 Bank of Egypt, 281 Bank of London. 165 Bank of tinge), lim., 31 B.nk of Wales, British and Californian, 11m., 51 Chartered Wel% of India, London, and China, 6i 5 City, 135 Consolidated Bank, lira., 11j 11 Continental, 1im.,117 East London, lim.. 71 European Bank, lira., 141 Ditto (£”, 81 Imperial Bank 37 i Imperial Bank of aina, india,'and Japan, lira., 6j Imperial Ottoman, 171 1 Laud Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 51 London and Brazilian (lim.), 49 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 55 London and County, 74 31 4 London Joint Stock, 5o London and 11 eatminster, 951 6 Merchant Bank, tim., 291 Mercantile and Exchange. lira., 18 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Mil., 25/ Midland Bank (Urn.), 201 Scinde, I'unjaub, and Delhi. Um., 13 South Eastern, lim., 9 A Union of Ireland, lim., 20j Union of London, 04:j 3f MISCELLANEOUS. Anglc-Mexican Mint, i 9 City Offices, lira., I Contract corporation, lim., 31 Crystal Palace, 3!.f/ Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb. 109 Egyptian Com. and Trading, Lim, Electric Telegraph, 104 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lira., 7 6/ Impend Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., 81 1 International Financial Society, lain., % I Italian Irrigation (Canal Cevour;, Joint Stock Discount, lira., 61 7 Land Securities, lim., Milwall Iron Works, 41 1 North British and Mercantile Insurince, ltra,, 18 Peninsula and Oriental Steam. 89 Smith, knight, ana Co., lira., 41 Trust and Loau Company of Upper Canada, 5 Mr. Justice Shee is the judge appointed to sit in chambers during the long vacation. Tie will attend on the Tuesday and Friday in each week. TIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST IS, 1864. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WESTMINSTER. A VERY DANGEROUS FROLlC.—Joseph S. Beckerman, a young man, who gave his address, 1, Milton-terrace, Vauxhall-bridge-road, was charged with maliciously extinguishing a number of street lamps in Vauxhall-bridge road, and also breaking one of them. John Gibbons, 266 B, said that, between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning, he was on duty in Tachbrook-street, Pimlico, when he saw the defendant and three or four young men there. The defendant then climbed a lamp post, and after some difficulty succeeded in getting the glass of the lamp open and extinguishing the light, at the same time breaking the glass. Mr Arnold—Did he break the glass intentionally ? Constable—No, I think not. I think it was in his en deavour to open it, for he was some time about it. His object, I have no doubt, was to extinguish the lamp. Mr Arnoli—To extinguish the light only. Policeman—No less than 16 lamps running had been extinguished, and but for the moon, which was shining brightly, the neighbourhood would have been in perfect darkness. 102 4t 1.17 i I 6 i 60 i Mr Edward Lewis, contractor, guessed that the damage done to the lamp was 3s. 61. Defendant—l don't think a pane of glass ought to cost that. Mr Lewis—The tin work is broken. Defendant—A square of glass like that aint worth much, it is poly 4d. a square foot, but this aint a square. Mr Arra:ld—What do you say to the charge? Defendant-1 Was intoxicated, and out with some other young men. Policeman--Had he been drunk I should have sail so. Had I charged him with drunkenness he would have denied it, for ho was net drunk. Mr Arnold—lf you dispute the amount of damage you 93 I may have the case adjourned. Defendant—l wish it settled now. 1 , 21 a 13 137 61 7 55k 1061 5; Mr Arnold—Your conduct was disgracoCul. Yon are fined 40s for extinguishing the lights, and 3s 61 damages, or one month. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OUTAAGEOLTS ATTACK. AND ROBBERY.—TWO lads, named Thomas Henry Strad and Henry Arkell, were charged before Mr Knox with being concerned, with others not in custody, in assaulting and robbing Mr George Par rock, an engraver, of 27, Fitzroy-square. The prosecutor, a young man, said—About half-past eight yesterday evening, I was proceeding down G3odge street, and while passing the end of John-street I saw a man selling cheap jewellery. I stayed in the crowd about a minute, when the prisoner Arkell struck me with his knee. I remonstrated with him, and he then became very impertinent. I told him to go away, when ho rose his fist in the attitude of striking me, when Strod came up and struck ma on the chest, and then, springing on my back, knocked my hat over my eyes. While pulling my hat off, I received a blow on the temple, and was assaulted by about twenty boys and men. I ran away to escape further violence, and was pursued by a mob of boys and men. I stopped at the corner of Charlotte-street, and found that my watch and chain, of the value of £l5, were taken from me. A person came up who witnessed the whole affair, and by his recom mendation I went to the station and gave information, and the prisoners were taken into custody. Win. Frost, 41, Upper John-street, said—Last night I was going through John-street and saw a man selling jewel. lery. I saw Arkell rush upon the prosecutor and abuse him. I p Abed Arkell away, and the other prisoner then jumped on the prosecutor's back and knocked his hat over his eyes, and then struck him. About 20 or 30 other boys and men then rushed on the prosecutor, who had to run for his life. 1 followed, and when I got to the corner of ()liar lotte-street prosecutor said he had lost his watch and chairs. I did not see the watch and chain taken. Mr Knox—Might it not have been that a squabble arieing between the prosecutor and Arkell, the other pri soner took part with his companion, and . some others in the crowd took the opportunity of taking the prosecutor's watch. Frost—The prisoners are known to the police and the in habitants of the neighbourhood as bad characters. A boy living at 44, Tottenham-street, said—l saw Arkell and others strike the gentleman, and Strod ran after the gentleman. Strod, and another boy, jumped on the gentleman's back in the crowd. The other b)y ran away. I had seen him talking to the prisoner before he ran. James Lanahen, 41 E—l apprehended the prisoner Strod last night whilst he was talking to a number of other boys outside a public-house. He denied all know ledge of the affair, and said he had never seen the prose • cuter before. Ile knew Strod as a nightly companion of a number of young thieves who were about the neighbour hood, Robins, 91E—I apprehended Arkeil, who denied all knowledge of the robbery, but afterwards said the prose cutor assaulted Wu], and that then he assaulted the prose., tutor, In answer to Mr Knot, Robing said that on Arkell he found a number of chcques of the Quo:l'6 Tbeatre, Mr Knox remanded tile prisoners, THAMES. THE CONVICTION UNDER. THE NEW ACT. Joseph Brockfield, the landlord - of the Black Horse Public house, in Ropemaker's fields, Limehouse, appeared before Mr Paget to answer a summons and information exhibited by Inspector Allison, of the K division, which charged him with having his house open for the sale of ale, beer, and spirits, between the hours of 1 and 4 o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, the 9th of the present month. Yesterday the magistrate stated that the prompt obedience to the new law on the part of licensed victuallers and others was highly gratifying. There had not been a single case of infraction of the law. This morning, after the hearing of the night charges, which were few in number, a fact attributable to the operations of the new law, this case was heard. Police-constable Matthew Jones, 130 K, stated that the defendant kept his house open the whole of the night be tween Monday, the Bth, and Tuesday, the 9th of this mouth, and people of both sexes were entertained there. At 2 o'clock in the morning he saw 16 persons in the house and warned the defendant he was doing wrong, and that the law required him to close his house from 1 till 4in the morning. At 3 o'clock be again entered the Black Horse, and people were drinking and smoking there. He saw the defendant drawing liquors and beer. There were 18 persons in the defendant's house at a quarter past 3 o'clock. The defendant said he woo quite ignorant of the new law until the police-constabl4 told him of it. (A laugh.) He really was not aware that publicans were compelled to close their houses from one till four o'clock. The Limehouse Regatta took place on Monday week. A great number of persons wore assembled. It was an annual affair, and for 60 years it had been a customary thing for the public houses to keep open all night when the regatta took place. Mr Paget—There are no exceptions in favour of regattas. Public-houses and refreshment rooms must close at one o'clock, and continue closed until four. The defendant—lf I have done wrong I will not repeat it Inspector Allison said the defendant was fiaed £5, and 20s. on another occasion, for violations of the law, while landlord of the Crown and Castle publichouse, Lion-street, Poplar. Mr Paget—Fined V. It must have been a very bad case, I now fine him 10s. and costs. The London Joint-Stock Bank, A special meeting of the shareholders of the London Joint Stock Bank was held to-day for the purpose of increasing the capital to £4,000,000 by the creation of 20,000 new shares of £5O each. Mr Brooken occupied the chair, and moved that 12,000 shares only be at present issued, at £4O per share, being £lO per share the amount paid on the exist ing shares of the company, and £3O per share premium ; that such shares be in the first instance offered to the shareholders in the proportion of one new share to every five shares of which they are this day the registered holders, and that any shares not accepted by them be allotted at the discretion of the directors at not less than the premium above mentioned. That payment be made by four equal instalments, at the followi ng d ates, name l y -30 t h September, 31st October, 30th November, and 31st December, 1864, to be applied rateably in payment of premium and capital. That the premiums when received be divided rate ably amongst all the shareholders of the Bank, and added to their shares, including the holders of such new shares, whereby the capital of the bank will be increased to 72,000 shares of £5O each, paid up to the extent of £l5 per share. That as to the remaining 8,000 shares, the same be issued by the directors rateably to the shareholders at such times and on such terms in all respects es the directors may think fis,they being hereby empowered to apply the premiums to be received on such shares, and also any extra premium arising from the issue el the 12,000 shares, as they may deem meat beneficia; to the Bank; subject to confirmation at a special general meeting of shareholders. Mr. Vallentine Knight opposed the motion, and moved an amend ment to the effect that 15,000 new shares be issued a t £5O each, subject to a payment of £lO, at a premium of £2O. The amendment was, after a long discussion, negatived, and the original resolu tion carried. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. ?Market quiet. Sales probably 6,000 bales. London and South Western Railway Meeting—This Day. This afternoon the half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the Waterloo Station, --Captain Mangles in the chair, The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, adverted to the late melancholy accident at Egham, and remarked that although the expenses of that accident and other eircum stances prevented them from declaring a higher dividend, yet he hoped the shareholders would find some consolation in. the fact that the receipts of the past half year had increased to £33,195. He then proceeded to an examination of the various clauses of the report. The expenses of the locomotive and carriage department hai been in excess of the corres pending half-year of 1863. There was however an addition to the train mileage which would account for the increase. The permanent way continued to be maintained in good working order. Some miles of the main line and of the Dorchester lino had been relaid during the past half year. The Poole branch, and further portions of the Yeovil and Exeter line had been doubled. Of the total length of 50 miles between Yeovil and Exeter, 40 miles had been doubled, and the remainder was in progress. On the district between Yeovil and Salisbury, but little had been done since the last report, only IS miles our of the total mileage of 40 were completed as a double line. The Salisbury and Yeovil Company had made arrangements for completing the second line of rails, which will then in con nection with the Yeovil and Exeter portion, form a double road from ,Salisbury to Exeter, He referred, with great regret, to the late accident at Egham, and complained that a largely circulated review had stated that the rhinocerous hides of directors were insensible to every thing which had no connection with dividends, That was an unfair and a most cruel censure. Mr Scott had been the traffic manager of the company 12 years, durini, which passeng ers had been carried over the line, t ee i : le a ' nd 6s th m e il l i a io t n e s of collision at Egham was the first that had occurred. (Hear, hear.) lie greatly regretted the retirement from the direction of Mr Wyndham Portal from ill-health.li mee ting would be held in the autumn to elect his successor. The chairman. concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr LACY seconded the motion. Mr Hers inquired whether the directors were taking any steps to provide ccrnmunication between the passengers and guard. There were many cases of peril which had not appeared in the newspapers. Only a d ay or t w o since a case—not, however, connected with th e S ou th W es tern line—came under his notice, A friend of his had told him that only a day or two before he had been shut up in a rail way carriage during a long stage with a lunatic. Mr TaTE, M,P., explained the reasons why the guard could not run along the carriages as was done in France He confessed he could see no solution of the difficulty beyond the free use of telegraph signals. He knew a line on which trains were ran at intervals of three and a hall minutes. That had been done for 12 or 14 years, and not a single accident had occurred. With regard to the gene ral state of the line, he thought it was highly satisfactory, and that it was admirably managed by the present board of directors. (Hear. hear,) Mr, A. J. OTWAY paid a high compliment to the courtesy and efficiency of the officers on the line. If there were a little more celerity and a little more punctuality they would have little to complain of. He considered that the accident at Eghaaa was solely attributable to a blunder on the part of the traffic manager. (Oh, oh, and No, no) He considered that the lives of those unfortunate people had been sacri ficed through the mistaken arrangements of the traffic manager.(Renewed protests , ) He believed it would be the easiest thing in the world toprovide an adequate communi cation between the passengers and the guards. It was only a question of expense. Mr HEREPATH asked whether all the claims arising out of the Egham accident had been satisfied ? The CLUILIRMAN said they had not; they had not all been sent in. Mr HEREPATII said that under the circumstances it would be highly improper to make any remarks on the subject. The CHAIRMAN said the directors were most anxious to ensure the safety of passengers. They had put a window between some of the carriages to see how the plan would act. They had also the block telegraph before them to see how it would ac'. It was a very difficult subject, and it re quired time tc mature an effective plat. He thought the public were a little too sensitive on the subject—perhaps naturally so. Many suggestions had been made, and it was only yesterday that the secretary received a letter from a gentlemen who suggested that all, the carriages should be made of glass. (Laughter.) Several gentlemen rose but there were loud cries for Mr Scott, the traffic manager. _ . . . Mr SCOTT rose and said, it was the first time he had over been called upon to defend himself. He complained that the late trial at Guildford was a farce. Ho did not cum plain of the judge and jury, but what he said was that the facts were not before them. He defended the arrange ments of the trains on the day of the accident, and con tended that although the extension of the telegraphic sys tem would be useful as a precaution, it would never en• tirely prevent accidents. A SHAREHOLDER inquired why the man who ran into the other train was not told that the previous train was to stop at Egham ? Mr SCOTT said no doubt he was told so. It was alway - s his practice in starting a train to tell the driver where the previous train was to stop. The driver ought to hive been pr epared to stop at any station. A scone of great confusion ensued, several gentlemen attempting to speak at once. A SHAREHOLDER (in a loud tone) —Are we trying the case ? (Hear. hear, and confusion.) This is a lamentable exhibition. (Oh, oh.) The Hon. Mr ROTHESAT said he was on the grand jury at Guildford at the late trial. He held Mr Scott to be en tirely responsible for the accident. (Great uproar.) It was impossible for the driver and the guards to understand the directions given to them, He thought the verdict of the jury perfectly right. The CHAIRMAN stopped the discussion, and eventually the report was adopted. A dividend of 41 per cent was declared, payable cn the 26th of August. ATTEMPT TO DROWN A Q UACK DOCTOR,—Three men were apprehended on Tuesday evening on the charge of having attempted to drown a quack doctor named Meredith, 67 years of age, living at 52, Leonard-street, Finsbury. h t a The statements of severa l witnesses were to the effect b e tween 7 litt prisoners were bitti,: l g iireDuckett's Can al The old thu o'clock on the evening ofh na n md iv e er , the Lea, near to the North Lando, Railway bridge. doctor was standing on th e edge of the :Tall looking at there switiming , when one o water unob th ed f eta got out of the served, and going b ehind t he old man, deliberately Pt-- h him into the lock. At first the lookers•on thought it was a freak to duck the old man, but on perceiving the prisoners holding him down under the water, th ey ca lled out to them not to drown the old gentleman, and finding they would not desist, the other bathers and spectators went to the assistance of the old man, who was struggling violently to save him self, The water in the lock where he was thrown in is from eight to ten feet in depth. A br ickrnaker, named Harling, v surgeon , e was was e succeeded in getting bold of his clothes, a n d d ra g g ed him Tavern, e e r f n. the water,her Da v y, a and h takn sent for, to the Mitford Castle and, after con tinued exertion, saved his l ife . When the p r i soners heard of the dangerous condition of their victim they decamped, but were afterwards taken. One of the men stated that the old man was only pushed into the water in order to give him a ducking adding that they had been his patients, and finding that they had been imposed Upon, they invited him to accompany them to the spot above described, where they said they would pay him what they owed him, £2 6s, and would introduce him to others who wanted his advice. He accordingly accompanied them and met with the treatment mentipned. HEAVY DAMAGES AGAINST A CHEMIST Fog A FATAL EREoß.—Lingard ( A drainistratris) v. Clay and Abraham.—This was an action tried before Mr. Baron Pigott at the Liverpool Aseims yesterday. The action was brought under Lord Campbell's Act for the loss of a husband, the damages claimed being £3,000. Mr. Attorney General James, Q C., Mr. Aspinall, Q C., and Mr. Samuel! were counsel for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Temple, Q.C. (with Mr Quin), for the defendant, The late Mr Lingarl met his death owing to an unfortunate mistake by Richard Poole, an assistant in the establish ment of Messrs Clay and Abraham, chemjsts, Liverpool. A. number of physicians and chemists attended to show that the mode of keeping the pci3ons in Messrs Clay and Abra ham's establishment was the common and most approved mode. It was announced, however, that the parties had agreed to a verdict of £1,500 15s, which was apportioned thus :—One shilling to the eldest child, who inherits upcn his father's death, £5OO to the widow, and £5OO to each of the other children. The easier tendency of affairs noticed within the last few days in the discount market' hes made fur► ther progress. The demand for accommodation has been further curtailed, while the supply of capital 4as increased, and the rate for the beet bills heF consequently receded, 7, 1 .2 , per cent, being the general charge in the open market. The principle adopted by this scale is a maximum re mission of a fourth part of that portion of the sentence which remains after deducting nine months for separate confinement. With respect to convicts hereafter sentenced to penal ser vitude for life, they st ill be considered as forming an excep tion to the rule that a remission of sentence may be earned by a regular course of industry. Upon this point the Royal Commissioners have reported as follows : " Sentences for life should, we think, be only passed on men guilty of very aggravated crimes, but when passed they ought really to imply that those who have incurred them shall never again be allowed to return to society either at home or in a colony, unless the mercy of the Crown should be extended to them on special grounds. After a certain time, if they behave well, the severity of their punishment might be properly relaxed, but they never ought to regain even the qualified ft eedom of the holder of a ticket of leave. " If, however. they are to b 3 kept in perpetual confine ment. this punishment may be inflicted more safely and more conveniently at home than in a colony. Should this rule as to the enforcement of sentences for life be adopted, the courts before which off inders are tried would naturally make a distinction between the most atrocious criminals and those whose guilt, though aggravated, is one degree less, by passing sentences for life on the former only, and on the Later sentences for a definite though in some cases a very long term of years." I propose, In accordance with these views, to reserve all cases of this nature which may arise hereafter for special consideration, with a view to a more rigid enforcement of this sentence. With respect to females, I also concur with the Royal Commissioners, who, for the ret:sons stated in page 70 of their report, recommend the remiss'on of a larger portion of sentences of penal servitude in the case of female con victs. The table applicable to them will be as follows, being founded upon the principle of a maximum remission of a third part of each sentence : Table for regulating the Discharge on Orders of Licence Female Convicts sentenced to Penal Servitude. Maximum Maximum Term of Period to be Term of Period to be Sentence. itemi , ted. Sentence. Remitted. - --- Yea: s. Yrs. Mo. Y ears. Yrs. No. 1 it 1 0 3 4 5 2 o 12 4 0 7 z 4 14 1 8 8 2 8 li 5 0 9 3 0 23 6 8 There are two more points connected with convicts sen tenced to penal servituda upon which I think it right to add a few words. The firsS and most important of these questions is that of their diet. A notion had prevailed in come quarters that this was excessive in quantify and unnecessarily good in quality, a n d the subject was brought under the notice of the Itval Com missioners, who, upon the evidence before them, dij not feel justified in recommending any change, though the; ascer tain that experiments should be tried, in order to whether any reduction could safely be reade. I n coll -ience of this suggestion the matter has since be en more seq.- •qtigated by a committee of experienced medical fully ' for that purpose only, and the r esu l t has men , appointee , on in the quantity of food allowed, b e en a moderate redue . _ e confinement and i n th at of . both in the s t ag e of ae p ars. This alteration has o n ly hard labour upon public work s. just been introdu ced in p ractice, but %,: l ere : i t s no reason at present to doubt that it w ill be attended ve,, h Buccess. The other end the only remaining question u - non which I propose to make any observations is that of the a .liount of gratuities allowed to this class of convicts upon their charge. An important change has been made in this respect upon the recommendation of the li,eyal Commissioners. The maximum amount which can be earned by the greatest pos sible industry has been largely reduced, and is to be the same whatever may be the length of the sentence. By this means a detect properly pointed out in the former system will be obviated—viz., that prisoners who were under the heaviest sentences, in consequence of the enormity of their offences, received the largest sums of money from the public upon the recovery of their freedom. They will henceforth have no more than is considered necessary to enable them to live honestly until they can be reasonably expected to procure employment.—l am, your obedient servant, G. GREY. ARRIVAL OF THE TRUE BRITON.—PLYMOUTH, AUG. 17.—The True Briton, from Melbourne May 7th, has arrived in the Channel with 260 passengers and 25,000 ounces of gold, NAPOLEON lII.'S " VERY " QUESTIONABLE POFULARITY.—(We often hear of it—and here surely is proof positive):-- . The Emperor and the Empress, in the course of the afternoon (that is, on Monday the Fete Napoleon), proceeded in an open caleche without escort through the two principal scenes of amusement, the east and the west of Paris. On approaching the Barriere du Trone the crowd became so dense that the carriage had to pass at the slowest walking pace, and the cheers were tremendous ; in fact, the workmen of that district the whole time touched the carriage, and were almost in contact with their Majesties at either side. The Emperor and Empress afterwards passed through the Esplanade des Invalides, and if somewhat less familiarly received were just as loudly cheered. Their Majesties returned to the 'Tuileries to dinner. Again, another account says—" The Emperor and Ilanpress walked up the avenue in the evening, and mingled froely with the crowd." So perilous is the Emperor's unpopularity among the disloyal Parisians I Penal Servitude. The following circular letter has been addressed to the Judges, calling their attention to the Act the 27th and 28th of Victoria, cap, 47, and explaining the mode in which convicts sentenced to penal ser vitude in Great Britain will hereafter be treated : WHITEHALL, Aug. 15. I think it right to lose no time in transmitting to you a statute which received the Royal assent at the close of the last Session of Parliament, entitled an "Act to Amend the Penal Servitude Acts." In doing so I feel it my duty to furnish you with correct information as to the mode in which convicts under sen tence of penal servitude will now be treated. The principal change in the law which is effected by this statute is the abolition of sentences of penal servitude of lour and three years, leaving the sentence of five years as the shortest that can be passed in any case, and authorising it in those cases where only sentences of four or three years could have been passed before. This will have the effect of increasing the severity of the penal law, which, owing to the very frequent use of the short sentences referred to, had, in the opinion of the Royal Commissioners who lately investigated this suhject, become too much relaxed. With the same object another very important provision is added, that a person convicted of a crime punishable with pen,l servitude, after having been previously convicted of felony, tf the Judge in his discretion thinks that the punishment of penal servitude should be inflicted, shall not be so sen tenced for a shorter period than seven years. It will be observed that in all these cases the alternative sentence of imprisonment is not interfered with. In that respect the law continues as it stood before the passing of the late statute. The remainder, and by far the larger portion of the Act refers to the granting to convicts under this sentence licences to be at large before its expiration, and introduces various regulations for the purpose of preventing the mis conduct of such persons between the time of their release and that at which they would have been by law entitled to their liberty. Ido not think it necessary to occupy your time with any observations upon this part of the subject, except to remark that, among other safeguards of the public, it is enacted that the conviction of a licence-holder upon indictment of any offence involves not merely a revo cation of his licence, but a remission to his original sen tence as it stood when his license was granted, and this in addition to any punishment to which he may be sentenced upon such indictment. It appears to me that the information which you really require is rather as to the extent of the remission hereafter to be granted in such cases, and the terms upon which it is to be obtained. When you are fully informed upon these two points you will see exactly the practical effect of the sentences which you pronounce, and will feel confident that nothing is left to accident or caprice, but that the punish ment inflcted is precisely that which you intended to inflict. In accordance with the strong recommendation of the Royal Commissioners, an important modification is about to be introduced into the convict system in reference to the granting of remissions. Instead of these being granted as a reward of general goud conduct as heretofore, they are now to be earned by industry alone; general good conduct (such as implicit obedience to all prison rules) will be as indispensable as be fore, but will of itself count as nothing towards the obtain ing a remission of a portion of the sentence ; that can only be gained by steady and laborious industry, the degree of which will be measured and recorded every day by the as signment to each convict of a certain number of marks.! A maximum amount of remission is fixed (as hereafter stated) as the utmost which can be attained by perfect in• dustry, and the number of narks is so regulated that a convict must obtain the maximum number of marks every day (without any deduction for misconduct), in order to get the maximum remission. The sentence, therefore, is abso lutely certain up to a certain point, but may possibly ex tend beyond that point, and will inevitably do so unless the convict persistently and strenuously exerts himself. The maximum period of remission for male convicts are to be as follows : Scale for Regulating the D, Male Convicts eentel ischarge on Orders of Licence of ❑eed to Penal Servitude. Period to be tm- 'Shortest period Maximum Term of dergone in se- to be undergone period to be Sentence. parate confine-ion public works. remitted. went. Years. Yrs. Mo. Wks. Yrs. Mo. We s. 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 6 3 11 1 1 3 3 7481 1 6 3 8 5 5 1 1 0 3 g months In 6 2 1 2 0 3 10 all oases. 6 11 1 2 3 3 12 8 5 1 2 9 8 14 9 11 1 3 3 3 15 10 8 1 3 6 3 14 5 1 4 9 3 2 / 149 10 471 603 91 i 1 901 Business dons Spontaneous Generation. M. Pouchet replied last week to M. Coste, who, it may be remembered, read a paper about three weeks ago to s how that the theory of spontaneous generation rested upon eisro neous or insufficient experiments. M. Pouchet's prese rat paper is perhaps one of the most interesting documents con nected with this curious debate, which is now in the ftfcit year of its existence. M. Coste, our readers may recollect, had, after stating that when a certain quantity of hay was left to macerate in water, a pellicle was founded on the sur face, asserted that that pellicle was not a proligerms aft ooze i.e., that it did not generate monads, vibrios, or bacterias (all animalcules) as M. Pouchet affirmed; because these infusoria made their appearance in the liquid before the pel icle was formed. To this it. Pouchet replied that the lat ter is the real generator, but Oat some infusoria do mike their appearance in the liquid beiere the pellicle; the infer ence, however, which M. Coate dre ws from this fact h declares to be erroneous. A meadow is but an immense field of maceration where incalculable legions of infusoria. pullulate. their eggs and kysts sock to the stacks and leaves of the graminaceous plants that constitute hay, and may produce animalcules almost . as soon as the latter is put into water. So f ar, Yi Caste's observation is perfectly exact; and the only difference of opinion between him and M. Pouchet lies in the number of these infusoria, which is exceedingly small compared to that of the animalcules issuing from the proligerous etroma. More over, the former play uo part in M. Pouchet's experiments, because these large iufusuria, which sometimes appear in the course of a few hours in the water of maceration, die as soon as fermentation is developed in the liquid, which there. fore acquires new chemical properties. Moreover those in fusoria are in almost every case absolutely different from those produced by the proligerous pellicle. Besides, if the liquid be filtered, those large species are eliminated from it, so that there can be no doubt about it. If we p ut a consider• able quantity of hay into a large receiver and fill it with water up to the neck, at a mean temperature of 25 deg., there will be no fermentation for three or four days, and daring that time no proligerous pellicle will be formed. On examining the liquid, very few bristly microzoaria will be perceptible. If, on the contrary, by the aide of this receiver we put another vessel having a large surface, with only ten grammes of hay in it in 250 grammes of water, a thick pro ligerou-s membrane will be formed in the course of three days, and will be seen to contain an immense population of bristly or ciliated infusoria. If M. Costa's observations were correct, the contrary would bs the case. M. Pouchet further reminds M. Coste that he (our author) has ob tained large ciliated infusoria from bay that had been boiled; from Lolled crabs, that had remained half-an hour in boiling water; from the maceration of the skulls of Egyptians taken from the graves of Thebes ; from the maceration of the eggs of a python, from the eggs of a Tonle Serrate, from linseed-oil raised to the temperature of 200 deg. Centigrade, and from secular dust almost car bonised at a temperature of 280 degrees. M. Pouchet fur ther denies M. Coste's assertion that bristly infusoria will pass through even three filters at the museum of Rouen M. Pouchet has never seen a bristly animalcule pass even through a single filter, or even its eggs or kysts pass through. And, indeed, what is the diameter of the large bristly microzoaria, which are usually the objects of ex periment ? It varies between five-hundreths of a milli metre, and one-tenth of a millimetre. What is the diameter of their eggs ? According to M. Balbiani himself, it varies between 15 thousandths of a millimetre and two hundredths of a millimetre. And what, on the other hand, is the diameter of the pores of paper? Three thousandths of a millemetre at the utmost. Now it is mathomaticalsy im possible that a body varying between one-tenth and fifteen thousandths of a millimetre should be able to pass through a pore of not more than three-thousandths of a millimetre. P.S. Coate says that the infusoria squeeze themselves through the paper and become like threads; but even this is not admissible, since their stomachs alone have a diameter of six-thousandths of a millimetre. Some infusoria, M. Pouchet admits, do pass through filters; he published 'hat fact himself long ago ; and, to prevent its occurrence, he has sometimes used as many as ten filters ; but never by any chance is this the case with bristly infusoria. Far from their passing through filters; kolpodes do not even resist porpbyrization. A;gramme of his infusoria was ground on porphyry for the space of two hours, and the produce was divided into parts, one being kept in a glass, and the other filtered. The first portion only produced monads; the filtered one, on the contrary, yielded nothing but en innumerable quantity of vorticelles ; as for kolpodes, they were nowhere to be seen. M. Pouchet repels M. Coste's supposition that he could have mistaken enkysted microzoaria (a e., in the state of a chrysalis) for spontaneous eggs. The latter are clear, transparent, and filled with very minute granulctions ; it is smaller than an enkysted animalcule, and offers no trace of interior organs. After passing through a stage of per fect immobility, the yolk begins to whirl round, and one can see that this motion takes place inside the envelope, which has no bristles. After this, the punetum *titans makes its appearance ; its motions cannot be mistaken for those of the heart of an enkysted animalcule. Then come the embryonal motions, and the animal issues from its egg. The bristly animalcule, on the contrary, on becoming enkykted, presents very distinct internal organs; it has digestive apparatus, its nucleus, and circulating apparatus. Its gyrations, which are a real agony in its case, last but little; they are irregular, and performed by means of the outer bristles, which move. The pulsations of the heart are rapid. The production of the spontaneous egg is so in timately connected with the existence of the proligerous membrane, that it is never suet with without it—and this egg is so far from being an enkysted animalcule, that it is discovered in its strotua before any of those infusoria that are supposed to have generated it. M. Pouchet denies that tardigrades, as M. Doyere maintains, can bear a heat of 140 deg. cent. ; he states 90 as the outside. In one single in stance, he admits, wheel-animalcules were able to resist the temperature of boiling water for a few minutes—but that was, he satirically remarks, because the observers relaxed from their rigour, He concluded with reminding the academy that infusoria had ere this been found in the human blood,a fact which he considered one of the strongest proofs of spontaneous generation—for how could infusoria get into the blood-vessels, which are hermetically closed everywhere, if they had not been spontaneously generated I therein ? MARKETS—This Day. - MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 43s 61; barley, 288 Id ; oats, 22s Od ; rye, 32s Gd ; beans, 59s 8d ; and peas, 363 9d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 438 2d ; barley, 27s 9d ; oats, 21s lld ; rye, 31s 8d; beans, 38s Od; peas, 35s Id. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 93,411; barley, 1,951; oats, 4,081; rye, 66 ; beans, 4,474 ; peas, 604 quarters. s. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts on sale here, to-day, was tolerably extensive, and all breeds moved off heavily, at Monday's currency. A few very inferior Scots realised 5s per Btbs. With sheep we were fairly supplied, and the mutton trade was inactive, on farmer terms. The best Downs were worth 58 4d per 81bs. Limbs—the show of which was only mo derate—were dull, at late rates, viz., from 5s Sd to 6s 8d per Bibs. There was a fair inquiry for calves, at from 4s to 5s per Bibs. In pigs and milch cows very little was doing ; prices, however, were supported. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. e. d. s. d. s. d. a. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 61Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 0 Secondquality do. 3 8 4 2, Pine.S'thdowndo.s 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Largo crse. calves 4 0 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 erse. &- inf. sheep 3 8 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 s, , cond qualitydo. 4 0 4 6 Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Lambs....sB 8d to 6s Bd. Suoki..ng calves, 16s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25e each. TOTAL S`'PY . LY. Beasts Cows . 140 Sheep and lambs.... 10,300 f Calves ..... .. Pigs 34t, FORZIGN surrLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves .. 320 Pigs ME AT MA.b... T CET S ' NEW GATE AND L'EADENTIALL.-Th, se markets are fairly supplied with meat, and the demand ra,', 9 s steady, as 101- lows trom 3s (Id to 4s 4d; mutton, 38 10d to 4s 10d ; b ui :b, 5s Od to 6a Od; veal, 3s 3d to 4s 8d; a n t ; pork, 3s 4d to 48 d per Sibs by the carcase. SouTn:LL, August 17.—The supplies of stock Oh offer to-day were ,;easonably large, and sales progressed 510v. 1 1 7 , as follows : ileet, from 3. 4 , 1 to 4s 10d ; mutton, 4a Od to 5s 4d ; lan.e, Os 8d to 68 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s Gd per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, August 17.—Prime beasts and sheep sold steadily at full prices. Otherwise, the trade was in a sluggish state, at the ann.:xed quotations Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; mutton, led to Os 4d lamb, Os 8d to 68 6d ; veal, 4s 2d to 48 8 d ; and pork, 38 6d to 4s 6d per 81bs; suckling calves, 16s to 20e; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 255; and mulch cows, VI Os to £lB Os each. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—Yesterday There was a fair attendance at the rooms to-day. The prineipal feature was the advance of Highflyer's dam colt from the outside ranks to the front. After being Lacked freely at all prices from 20 to 1 to 9 to 2, the last-named pries was taken at the finish. Welcome had friends at 6 to 1, and Caller Ou was backed for a little mouey at 10 to 1. For the St. Leger two ponies were booked about Blair Athol, and 100 to 10 was taken about Baragah, Closing prices : EBOR HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Raglan (offered) 9to 2 agst Highflyer dam colt (taken) 6to 1 aget Welcome (taken and offered) 1( to 1 agst Caller On (taken) 100 to 8 agst East Lancashire (taken) DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 2t3 1 agat Blair Athol (taken) 3to 1 apt General Peel (offered) 10 to 1 aget Beragh (taken) The Proposed Universal Ambulance. An International Congress is sitting at Geneva, the object of which is explained in the following propositions, emanating from the Swiss members of the Congress as a basis for the deliberations : " The undersigned representatives, united in Con. gress at Geneva, have adopted the following regu lations to be observed in case hostilities should take place between their respective nations : "Art. I. Ambulances and military hospitals shall be regarded as neutral, and as such protected and respected by the belligerents as long as they con tain any sick or wounded. " Art. 11. The whose sanitary staff, including doctors, surgeons, apothecaries, attendants, &e., are to be regarded as neutrals. " Art. 111. The abovenamed persons shall be allowed, even after the en. my is in possession, to falfil their duties in the ambulance or hospital where they may happen to be as long as their services are necessary, and will then be allowed to leave withou the slightest hindrance or molestation. "Art. IV. However, such persons will only be allowed to take away with them what is strictly their own private property. Alt the materiel belonging to the ambulance or hospital comes under the rules of war. "Art. V. Inhabitants of the country who may have rendered service in cocveying the wounded or bringing them help (secours) upon the battle-field shall be ((pally respected and left unmolested. "Art. IV. Soldiers (militaires) severely wounded, whether already received in the, ambulances or hospitals or taken from the battle field, shall not only ba taken care of, no matter to what nation they belong, bat shall not be made prisoners. They shall be allowed to return to their homes, but on the condition that they shall not bear arms pending the duration of the campaign. " Art. VII. The soldiers mentioned in the above article shall receive a free pass, and, if nccessary, means for their journey when well enough to leave their place of treatment. " Art. VIII. The articles required for the sick and persons attached to the ambulance or hospital shall be provided by the army in possesbion, the cost of which articles shall be repaid by due voucher at a later period. "Art. IX. A distinct uniform and badge shall be worn by all officers and men connected with the sanitary department in all armies. Every country shall also adopt the same flag to be hoisted over military amulances or hospitals. A red cross on a white ground is proposed, "Art. X. Any person wearing the badge for other purposes, as for spying, shall be treated with all the rigours of military law. " Art. XI. Stipulations, analogous to the above, relative to maritime warfare, may form the object of an ulterior convention between the Pow ers interested." HAY AIARKZTS. Smut-fin/J.:D.—Meadow hay, Os to £5 ss; clover, £4 Os to £6 Os ; and straw, 7s to £1 103 per load. Trade steady. CCM.FERLAND... — Me n tiOW bay. £3 3s to £5 5s ; clover, £4 Os to £6 Os ; and straw, £ 1 7s to £1 12s per load. A moderate supply. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow bay. £3 Os to £ 5 ss; clover, £t Os to £6 Os ; and straw, Li to XI. 108 per load. Trade firm. A FATAL JEST.—An event of a very melancholy character occurred on Saturday to a visitor at the fashionable watering-place of Withernsca, situate on the Yorkshire coast, named Robert Todd, a brewer, residing at Gainsborough. That gentleman, it seems, whilst bathing in the evening, feigned drowning, and brought to his side, by his cries for help, a number of bathers hard by, who found him as safe as they, and laughing at having sold t h em . Some further cries for aid were heard to proceed from Mr. Todd, hut they wero of course unheeded. This time, however, no hoax was meant, he being really in imrcd neat peril; but the natural consequence of his unfortunate folly was that he perished without the slightest effort being made to save him. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, OXFORD RACES-THIS DAL (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,) MEMBERS' PLATE. Warrior Pupil 2 Bonnie Glen Five ran. PRINCE OF WALES' STARES. Sympatby 2 Anti-Macassar ...... 3 Browu Doe ...... Pave ran. PORT MEADOW STAKES. Black Lily Birifiader 2 Gipy Girl Thirtpen. :an. SELLING PLATE. Bonnie Glen Rornola 2 Aledicis OXFORDSHIRE STAKES. Fineese ............................................ 1 Tenerifb Balham ... ............... 3 Fivo ran. FREEMAN'S PLATE. IV.isa cheater ... Pelius ............................................ 2 Aloe .................. Fuur rap. LATEST BETTING. GREAT EEOR HANDICAP. 9 10 2 agst Raglan (taken) sto 1 agst Last Lancashire (taken) 100 to 15 agst Highflyer's dam, colt (taken) 10 to 1 agst Welcome (offered) T lltD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. Bank of England Return,•—This Evening, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victori a , cap.:32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 17 t h d ay of Aug. 1864: ISBU IDEP ARTMENT. totes issued .......£26,583,550 Government Debt £11,015,1N) Other Securities .. 3.0:34,900 Gold Coin &Bullion 11,931,9 0 Silver Bullion .... £26,593,5C0' £26,523,560 BAN HI NU ll Proprietors' Capi tal £14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis . missioners of Na tional Debt, and , EPARTMINT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11, 8 17,095 Other Securities 20,600,841 Notes Gold and Silver 752,190 Coin Dividend counts) 6.145,800 Other Deposits 13,05J,446 Seven Day and other Bills 526,61 t £37, 6413.200 £37.846.200 MILLER, Chief Caahar. Aug. 18, 1864. SHIPPING -THIS DAY, LONDON, light breeze and fine. Aug. 18.—Wind thi s d ay at Loon—x.w.; (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. A t August 17—Prutecto r , f rom Dram— L agartha, C a Normand, from A rc h ange l—E n i g n e d en, f ro m Srageroc — Christian, from Ul ea b org —E uropa, from Crons tadi—Amle Margar e th e, from St. Petersburg—Marta Sophia, from Piteft—George R amsey , f rom Ri ga —S a l vador, f ro m Gothenburg—Valor e , f rom S uu d swa ll. DEAL, Thursday M orn i ng . Passed, Lady Jocelyn (screw ste a mer), f or C a l cu . ta—San. Fernando, fur Liverpool—Sterias, for Lisbon—Ardbec, for Auckland—all from London—England's Baauty, from the north fur the west. The biddings for 1300,000 in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The pro portions allotted were to Calcutta, £179,500 ; to Bombay, £120,000; and t o M a dras, £5 OO . The minimum 'Rice was as b e f ore —la. lip. per rupee on Calcutta and Madras, arid ls. 111 d. per rupee on Bombay. The applications within the limits amounted to £2,280,000. Tender s on Calc utta and Madras a t 2... i. will receive about 51 per cent., on Bombay at 2s. Old. about 61 per cent. These were the highest pries ten d e red. On the last o cc asion the applications within the llraits Were £2,380,000, showing a reduction of £lOO,OOO. According to despatches and letters received from the departnientß, the National Fete of the 18th was cele brated throughout the whole of France with the greatest euthusiasu. - 'ttnrc li - ;ir Sk 1 4tock SteCk stock stock VoCk 1001 1Q }